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Social class discrimination contributes to poorer health

June 15, 2012

Discrimination felt by teenagers based on their social class background can contribute to physiologic changes associated with poorer health, according to a new study led by a University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher. Read More

UW Hospital and Clinics traffic advisory from June 14-29

June 14, 2012

From June 14 to 29, concrete replacement construction is taking place on the drive approaching the main entrance of UW Hospital and Clinics. Read More

Webinars focus on new online master of engineering in sustainable systems engineering

June 14, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold a series of informational webinars on the new online master of engineering in sustainable systems engineering (SSE). Read More

Learn about science in Spanish at Explorando las Ciencias

June 13, 2012

Explorando las Ciencias, a popular Spanish-language science outreach event, will take place from 2 to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 22, at Warner Park in the Community Recreation Center and shelter at Warner Park, 1625 Northport Drive, and with the help of “Amigos en Azul,” a Madison police organization aimed at building partnerships in the city’s Hispanic community. Read More

UW-Madison partnership creates educational game development tools

June 13, 2012

Studies highlight the benefits of playing educational video games, but a new partnership seeks to understand whether the act of designing video games boosts students’ computational thinking and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills. Read More

Probe seeking life on Saturn’s moon earns student team a spot at international space conference

June 13, 2012

Somewhere beneath as much as 30 miles of ice on the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, extraterrestrial life could be waiting to be discovered under a subglacial ocean. And a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering mechanics and astronautics students want to be the people who find it. For their senior design course, Alex Gonring, Capri Pearson, Samantha Robinson, Jake Rohrig and Tyler Van Fossen designed a mission that would take a probe from Earth to deep below Enceladus’ icy surface, where an array of science instruments would look for carbon-based life. Read More

Street repairs on eastbound Linden Drive to begin Wednesday

June 12, 2012

Starting Wednesday, June 20, Linden Drive between Charter Street and Babcock Drive will be closed to eastbound traffic for approximately three weeks for concrete street repairs. Read More

Johannes Wallmann to lead jazz studies at UW–Madison

June 12, 2012

The School of Music has named Johannes Wallmann director of jazz studies beginning in the fall of 2012. Read More

“Science is Fun Summer Extravaganza” scheduled with noted science educator

June 12, 2012

Chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri, whose “Science is Fun” demonstrations have been a tradition in Madison for 42 years, will present a “Summer Extravaganza” on campus June 25. Read More

Red-tailed hawks go from egg to flight

June 12, 2012

On the afternoon of June 7 — about seven weeks and more than a million prying eyes after it hatched — the last red-tailed hawk chick raised on a Weeks Hall window ledge threw caution to the wind and flapped away from home. Read More

Administrative Excellence teams recommend efficiency measures

June 12, 2012

A UW–Madison team working on the Administrative Excellence project will recommend the university select a single software supplier for campus email & calendaring systems. Read More

Window washers bring a shine back to campus buildings

June 12, 2012

From the inside of each campus building, most people probably see out of a few windows each day – if they’re lucky enough to have window access at all. Those windows need to be cleaned, and Campus Services is tUW-Madison’s go-to crew for odd jobs. The same people who manage interdepartmental mail delivery and move furniture also clean nearly every window across campus. Read More

In Shanghai, UW–Madison inaugurates first overseas office

June 11, 2012

The UW–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office, which will serve as a focal point for the university’s growing engagement in China and across East Asia, has officially opened. Read More

Three property tax payments a year reduce delinquency

June 11, 2012

Property owners are less likely to be late with their tax payments if they make three installment payments a year instead of two, according to a new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

C-SPAN’s “Road to the White House” tour comes to campus

June 11, 2012

C-SPAN’s Campaign 2012 bus will make a brief stop on campus on Thursday, June 14. The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus visits campus Thursday,… Read More

UWPD seeks info on possible child enticement

June 8, 2012

UWPD is seeking information on a June 8 incident in Eagle Heights Read More